Electric battery.



CHARLES AVERY, F TREN'IUN. NEW JERSESZ, ASS'KFLOR TO llifi I'IZICAL SUPIIJS." COMPANY, i N13)! YURI Yul. A CfIlRPJRATIGTET i 'IECTRIG BATE c Application filed September 1, 1916.

To HZZ arc/110m m my concern:

Be it known {hat- 1, illiiirinins E. Arum nv citizen. of the United States of America, :nul residing at lrcnton, in the county of Merce' uiul Shite of New Jersey, have inrenieil a certain new :uul useful improve ment in Electric i'intleries, of which the fol lowing" is a specification.

iii y invention relates lo electi'i; and pnrticnhirly lo electric (li e nurteri the object of my invention being to pro. on improved ccnnecling device o which 2 buttery nnry be readily connected up in with another battery or series of hotterici.

in the accompanying; drawings,

Figure 1 is ii broken side elevation of a dry battery to which my invention :1 pplieri in. one form;

Fig. 2 is a plan th eof; and

Fi s. 3 to 8 inclusive are broken. side elevations ofclry hutteres in which my invention is embodied in variously inoiliiieci forms.

It has ulraurl been proposed to proviile one pole of n ilry barter with a conducting strap periinnnontly secured thereto and adapted in lnillid connection wiih tl e on prol'uiato pole of another hotter But in the arrangement heretofore proposed (Coin hm 1,193 76l) the connector normally extends downward in. the direction of its length between the outer pole or zinc oi? the battery and its surronnlling insulating paper casing. In order to obtain access to the connector, it is necessi-iry, therefor to i 'nw clown the casing on the Zinc until the con ncctor is expose/(l sufficientl to permit: it to be drawn up to position for use. This u ray in some instnnc s be an nrw lesirnbic arrangement, as for instance, where the battery cnsing' is sealed in which case it would he prno ticully impossible to draw out the connector wii'ihoui -breaking open ihe container.

There are various ways of overcoming this difiienlty anal I have shown only some o'lthem in the accompanying drawing. Thus in Figs. 1 and 2 the battery 10 is arranged in a container 11 of square shape anri. having enrl flaps 12 oppositely folniecl across the top of the battery, as indicated, and. szoiecl. An opening 13 permits access to the binning screw 14 on the center, or carbon pole 1%.- and a second opening 16, 217i :1 corner of the container, permits access he the binding; screw 17 on the side or zinc terminal 18, Air- Spccification of Letters lenient hector. Equal pref Serial more.

ruched to rho i is one end 19 1" l connector 20 here shown 7 piece of insuluterl wire bored at its 011-- osite ends and inning; u pcrnmnent soldered eye 1 at its free enrh ":ihe body of? the con necror is cnrrie l down in n loop ncr sp: he'hwecn the coninincr rnrl lihc l, its 'lfren encl. brought up and y held in any suitable fashion or the binding screw iiars for inshrncc by placing it around ihe one. of the liiniling post.

It is oln'ious lime when it is lesircii connect {his het 101' battery, 11; is oul necessary to catch liolcl of the rec enil EEl oi? the connector in, the r up 1 length ol 1! nicer which in cuuiinerl l tween iii-re bnti'i )7 and the )ntnincr, and cure the glgrnspeil cnrl (O the opposite pole terminal oi Elie urijueent outlier-y. It is un necessary to ,lireulc the soul of U 5 ci'inininer when the latter is exiled, and it i rcnionce in any cuse, not to he reo displace the container on the :iitery 11: onler to reach m: make use of ion and scour occidelitnl contacts :illniuecl, ice the "free evil of the conueclor no more exposed, than the boiler terminal 17 itself.

in 3 :1 modified form is own. fl re the connector in the form of n lint strip of copper or the li ML, is re-zl fill one eml to the lmtliery Zinc and its opposite end currierl down onlsiile Hie container 523 llicre oi cylinilricu form) :inrl secured by a poster 24: of paper or other insulating n'niteriul. The interrineoin'le portion of {he conueclor is. covered with insulation of any suiruhlc sort. When it is desired to use the conneclor il is oul necessary to in'eol; the pastor and arise the previously hound curl oi" llic eouneclor lo position for use.

The construction shown in. Fig. rennin i l9s iLl at of Fin. 3 in tho; the hmly of ill connector is curriwl ilown on 'ihron side oi the cminiiner. In; free end however ineleuil of being bound oy an exterior posing passed inward ihrough 2 slot into the space between the container and the Zinc shell of the battery. The hen-Li in the metal of the connecirr at this point is ion to insure the nmintcinincc of its posiliioi. until Withciruwui for use desire. slot 25 must 0?? course he formed at such 3 pointv with relation to the ien lzh of the con- V from The in the corneetor that only the insulated portion thereof remains outside the casing until used.

The connector of Fig, 5 is attached to the center contact of the battery instead of to the side contact. Inasmuch as the cover flap 26 of the container overlies the zinc and is provided with atab 27 passing down be tween the Zinc shell of the battery and the side wall 28 of the container, there is no danger of short-cireuiting the battery if the connector is passed, as shown, across the outer face of the cover flap 2G and its free end inserted between the tab 27 and the side wall 28 of the casing. The length of the tab 27 is such that it reaches below the end of the connector and this effectually spaces and insulates the connector from the zinc shell. Obviously it is only necessary to pull out the inserted end of the connector when the latter is to be used.

In Fig. 6 the connector also attached to the center contact and carried across the cover flap 96 of the container but at right angles to the direction of that shown in Fig. 5, and doubled back upon itself so that the free end may be inserted between the cover flap 2G and one of the subjacent top flaps 12 (see Fig. which are bent over the Zinc shell of the battery and thus effectively isolate the connector therefrom.

In Fig. 7 the connector is again attached to the zinc shell of the battery, but it is now carried around the circumference of the latter adjacent the terminal end and lies normally between the zinc and the casing 23avhich is here of the cylindrical type. The fit of the casing is so tight that the connector is safely maintained in position under ordinary circumstances by the frictional engagement thereof between the casing and the zinc. Nevertheless the connector may be readily withdrawn by merely inserting the end of a screw driver, or key, or even a finger nail, into engagement with the free end of the connector and lifting the latter clear of the edge of the casing, where it may be firmly grasped and pulled complctely out, without disturbing the battery with relation to the casing. This is particularly true when the connector is merely an insulated wire as in Figs. 1 and 9. l/Vhile the same may be ar omplished with a flat connector, as shown in Fig. 7, it is preferableto slide the casing down a half inch or so to clear the connector, which may then be swungout away from the battery and the casing shoved back to position, the connector now entering a slot 29 provided for the purpose. If desired, the free end of the connector may be offset as at 30 so that it is not in any danger of exposure. Of course its contact with the zinc is of no moment.

The construction of Fig. '8 is identical with that of Fig. 1, except that a flat connector, instead of a Wire is used.

Various other arrangements to accomplish the purposes above set forth will readily occur to those skilled in the art Without departing from what I claim as my invention.

I claim as my invention z--- 1. A dry battery, an insulating container therefor, a pole member for said battery and a flexible connector having one end secured to said pole member and its other end held in predetermined position to prevent shortcircuiting, but accessible 'in the unaltered relative positions of the battery and its container, and said end being suitable for con nection to a pole of a cooperating battery.

2. A dry battery, an insulating container sealed in position thereon, a pole member for said battery and a flexible connector having one end secured to said pole member and its other end held in predetermined position to prevent short-circuiting but accessible without breaking the seal of said container, and said end being suitable for connection to a pole of a cooperating battery.

3. In a dry battery, an insulating container therefor, a pole member for said battery and a flexible connector having one end secured to said pole member and its other end held in predetermined position to pre vent short-cireuiting, said connector comprising a wire having its free end formed into a soldered loop to facilitate connection with the binding screw of a cooperating battery terminal.

4. A dry battery, an insulating container therefor, a pole member for said battery and a battery connector having one end secured to said pole member and its opposite end suitable for connection to a pole of a cooperating battery, said opposite end being covered by a frangible seal of insulating material.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name.

CHARLES E. AVERY. 

